Connacht Squad 2017-2018

www.limerickleader.ie/news/sport/301204/....Wp-88MVIL3A.twitter

2 year-deal, would be perfect to attract him. 33 for retiring is ok at n°8, look al Muldoon/Nick Williams

salmson wrote:

NewGuy wrote: Robin Copeland is leaving Munster ! Would love to get him !

Just to mention do , I said it to him in Galway last year would he like to join and his reponce was no chance ! Ulster and Cardiff I am sure are after him aswell !

33 starts in 4 years at Munster due to injury and lack of form. Really hope we're not in for him.

sea_point wrote:
My gut feeling is that he'll go to Italy or France, unless Ulster offer decent wedge/length of contract...

The problem with Copeland is 1: his 2 best Seasons of pro rugby have been during contract negotiation season, so patchy form 2: his injury record, 3: if he was that good Munster would have paid the extra bit to keep him, if he's not improving the backrow and just adding to it will his wage be worth it?

I'd be happy to have him as a squad player but not our primary 8. We need a quality signing along with him if it's true he is even coming.

Muldoon is not CJ either. I'd be happy with Copeland

As I said it makes sense to have

Lock : Dillane/Roux/Thornbury/Gallagher
6 : SOB/Masterson
7 : Butler/Connolly
8 : the new big NIQ/McKeon

And Copeland to cover 8 and 5 à la Naoupu

connachta wrote: Muldoon is not CJ either. I'd be happy with Copeland

As I said it makes sense to have

Lock : Dillane/Roux/Gallagher
6 : SOB/Masterson
7 : Butler/Connolly
8 : the new big NIQ/McKeon

And Copeland to cover 8 and 5 à la Naoupu

We're losing Muldoon and prob. Dawai and Browne.
If the NIQ + Copeland (+Claffey) are on the same money overall it could be a good business

Connolly has to fully step up as 7, though, in this back-row balance

We are losing Heenan too.

Yeah, forgot about him as he's so much injured Copeland is needed.

I've been reading some thoughts on Pau forum :
They could be forced to prepare the future in back-row by signing a "French Qualified" (JIFF) as soon as next season.
So they might release either Dougall or Butler this summer instead of 2019
I'd take any of them with both hands.

Looks like Godwin's definitely on the move to Ireland, though his destination province isn't named.

www.canberratimes.com.au/rugby-union/war...20180308-p4z3i1.html

"Kyle Godwin to pack his bagsWe’re hearing Godwin, the Brumbies No.12, has signed a deal to play in Ireland. His one and only Test for the Wallabies came in 2016 in a game when Michael Cheika rested some of his best players, so you can’t blame the 25-year-old for chasing the Euro."

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